Article
Molecular genetic changes in human epithelial ovarian malignancies.
Gynecologic oncology - 1 Nov 1992
Gallion H H, Powell D E, Morrow J K, Pieretti M, Case E, Turker M S, DePriest P D, Hunter J E, van Nagell J R
Abstract excerpt
The frequent finding of loss of heterozygosity (LOH) for a specific chromosomal marker in tumor DNA compared to normal DNA suggests the presence of a closely linked tumor-suppressor gene. Using Southern blot analysis, 34 primary ovarian epithelial tumors were examined for the presence of tumor-specific allelic losses, using six probes for chromosomes 6q, 11p, 13q, 16q, and 17p. A high incidence of LOH was...
Topics
- Alleles
- Blotting, Southern
- Carcinoma
- DNA Probes
- DNA, Neoplasm
- Female
- Gene Deletion
- Genes, Tumor Suppressor
- Heterozygote
- Humans
- Neoplasm Staging
- Ovarian Neoplasms
